Dina is all smiles 🙂 The National Trust published a press release with many of her photos. Several pictures appeared in the Daily Mail, in some local newspaper and also in The Times.
Dina strahlt 🙂 Gestern hat der National Trust einen Pressebericht mit vielen ihrer Fotos veröffentlicht. Eines ihrer Bilder von einer Kegelrobbe mit ihrem Neugeborenem wurde gar von der TIMES abgedruckt (The Times, November 18, S.25) und Bilder von ihr sind in der Online-Ausgabe der Daily Mail und dem Pressebericht des National Trust erschienen, der auch ein Robbenbild im Logo seiner Nord-Norfolk-Gruppe zeigt. Wie kam es dazu?

The Landrover makes it slowly along the shingle ridge towards the Blakeney Point. It’s a forty minutes ride shaking you awake and rewarding you with gorgeous views. So got Dina near the breeding grounds of the grey seals. Then a little hike, climbing a dune and suddenly a beach full of seals lies to their feet. Dina gets behind a dune and starts to photograph.
Langsam arbeitete sich der Landrover durch ein lockeres Gemisch aus Kies und Sand dem Blakey Point entgegen. Über eine halbe Stunde Fahrt, die einen wach rüttelt. So gelangt Dina in die Nähe der Robbenbänke. Noch ein kleiner Spaziergang, das Besteigen einer Düne und schon liegt eine robbenübersäter Sandbank vor ihr. Hier möchte Dina fotografieren.
Nearly half of the worldwide grey seal population is breeding on the UK and Irish beaches. Blakeney Point is the biggest colony in England. They certainly have picked a beautiful place! 3339 seal pups were born here last year. This year more than 4000 are expected.
Fast die Hälfte aller Kegelrobben der Welt brüten an irischen und englischen Stränden. Der Blakeney Point ist die größte englische Brutkolonie. Die wissen, wo es schön ist 😉 Letztes Jahr wurden 3339 Robben hier geboren. Dieses Jahr werden es 4000 und mehr sein.

The wide lower beach is crowded. Everywhere are cows, bulls and freshly born pubs with their white fur. Dina is allowed into this no-go-area as the official property photographer of the National Trust – of course without disturbing the seals. The cows can behave defensively aggressive and move faster than you think. Dina stalks the different groups like an old trapper, in the background the growling roars of the seals at the waterline.
Zu Dinas Füßen liegt der Strand übersät mit Robbenkühen, Bullen und den Kleinen mit ihrem weißen Fell. Als offizielle Fotografin des National Trust darf sie dieses geschützte Gebiet betreten, natürlich ohne die Tiere zu stören. Die Mütter sind angriffslustig und erschreckend schnell. Dina pirscht sich vorsichtig an die Gruppen heran begleitet vom Heulen der Meute an der Wasserlinie.

Someone who admired Dina’s seal photography suggested to include Dina (Hanne Siebers) in the portrait gallery of the National Trust that was published as book and website for the 125. birthday of the Trust this year. You can see her in the picture book “A Portrait of the National Trust” (p.46) with her camera. “Perky photographer, cool!” was Siri’s 🙂 and 🙂 Selma’s comment.
Ein Fan ihrer Robbenbilder schlug vor, Dina (Hanne Siebers) in die Portraitgallerie des National Trust aufzunehmen, die als Buch und Website zum 125. jährigen Bestehen vor ein paar Tagen herauskam. In dem Bildband “A Portrait of the National Trust“ könnt ihr sie auf ihrem Dienstwagen mit Kamera bewundern (S.46). “Kecke Fotografin, cool!” meinten Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma.
More pictures of seals are presented on our older blog post which is the most liked of all our posts for three years.
Weitere Seehundbilder von Dina könnt ihr in unserer früheren Post sehen, die seit drei Jahren unser meistgeliebter Blogbeitrag ist.
Keep healthy and happy
Haltet euch gesund und munter
The Fab Four of Cley
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© Text and illustrations, Hanne Siebers and Klausbernd Vollmar, Cley next the Sea, 2020

Congratulations! I see why they chose them.
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Dear Kate
Thank you very much for commenting 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Kate! This means so much to me.
Take care.
All the best,
Dina
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It is not hard to understand why Dana’s photos would be published.
They are absolutely amazing Dana! How did you get that seal pup
to pose so well? It must have been your persuasive smile.
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Dear Eddie
our dear Dina is a seal whisperer, a kind of sorceress who makes the seals pose for her. Well, she talks sealish.
All the best and have a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Haha, thank you, Eddie! As Klausbernd mentioned, my second attribute is now “seal whisperer” and I love it, it works wonder. 🙂 The seals put a big smile on my face and so did your kind words.
All the best
Dina
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Congratulations, I liked all her photographs, the edge and a cute seal pup are my favourite.
No wonder they chose her, she creates most beautiful canvas with her photography. 💐💐👍💕
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Thank you very much, dear Nehal.
The seal pups are cute and so white looking like a soft toy.
We wish you an easy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, dear Nehal! ❤ Yesterday I had another wonderful day in the reserve and I feel really blessed being able to do what I love most out on the Point.
All the best
Hanne
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When I was young, we’d express affection for our best friends and boyfriends by writing “sealed with a kiss” on the envelopes of our letters. I’d say that, in this case, Dina has sealed our affection for these animals with her photos of the seals themselves. Both the animals and the photos are quite wonderful.
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Dear Linda
we love your association `seal-ed with a kiss´, well, seals and sealing is linguistically like birds and birding 😉
Wishing you a relaxing weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Hello Linda, I’m playing “sealed with kiss” as I write this, listening to Hyland puts a big smile on my face. So does being out in nature with the seals. I suppose you couldn’t say I’m all sealed up, but it comes close. 😉 Thank you for your lovely input!
All the best
Dina
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Excellent familial portraits.
I wonder how people counted exactly 3339 seal pups.
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Dear Steve,
the count could be done from areal photography. But the National Trust doesn’t like drones above its grounds.
Dina can answer your question much better as she helped with the last seal count. She was hoping to find the last pup to make it 3340 but she didn’t it.
Thanks and cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
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Hello Steve, thank you so much for your kind comment.
Until this year, we counted the seal pup as follows.
At the beginning of the pupping season, every pup is being counted. When the number is rising, the rangers go out every third day and counts only the seal pups with an umbilical cord still attached (after three days the red cord turns black and falls off). This number is added to the number of pups already recorded. I was in the reserve yesterday and it already looked like it normally does when we are well into December with more than 1000 pups being born, absolutely amazing.
All the best
Dina
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Thoroughly deserved. Hanne’s photos are the best!! (And not only of seals).
Happy weekend Fab Four – hope you are all keeping well.
Jude xx
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Good morning, dear Jude,
we are very well. Actually, our life hasn’t that much changed. Our adventures are the seals being far away from other people.
We hope you are well too.
Wishing you a great weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much, Jude! 🙂
Take care.
Big hugs to you in Cornwall
Dina x
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Thanx Dina!! 🤗
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Congratulations! I love your photographs. Your seal and seal pups photos make my heart sing.
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Thank you so much, dear Janet.
Wishing you a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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That’s so kind of you, Janet, thanks a lot! The seals make heart sing too, I know the feeling. ❤
All the best
Dina x
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Congratulations, Hanne, it’s wonderful to see that your work is enjoyed by so many people. It also makes me happy to see the byline with your name above each image – too often, photographers don’t get credit for their work, and your excellent photos both educate and inspire. I remember your posts about seals and how excited you were to be able to work so closely with them. The Trust picked the right person! One thing – a typo – it’s not almost half the world’s seal population that breeds on UK & Irish beaches, but half the world’s Grey seal population. Many more seal species breed all across the globe, thankfully, but it’s good to know this breeding ground is doing so well. I clicked on the link for the National Trust book and it looks great – I like what the photographer did with those portraits. Is there a way we can see yours? 🙂 Have a good weekend!
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Dear Lynn,
thanks a lot for telling us about that typo. We’ll correct this. The problem is that in the German language, well in a colloquial talk, you don’t make a difference between common seals and grey seals. A bit like in English, it’s all seals. We have to admit before we came here seals were seals for us. We didn’t know about common and grey seals. By the way in our grey seal colony, you find common seals as well. They look that small in comparison to the grey seals.
Thanks for your comment.
All the best. Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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What a lovely comment, thank you so much, Lynn. Also thank you for looking into all the links, it’s much appreciated. 🙂
I would have liked to post the image in the book, but so far I have not received the ok to do so and it says “under no circumstances”… It was a tight embargo on the project. The NT have more than 65 000 volunteers in the UK so to be handpicked for the final 125 was a huge boost to my photography. The head of photography had planned and worked on this project for more than a year with so many people being involved. The exhibition of the portraits was supposed to start in London last May and then tour the several NT estates throughout the UK.
That’s all history now and just one drop in the oceanic fairway of Covid-19.
Wishing you a good weekend and all the best!
Dina-Hanne x
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Congratulations, Hanne. Excellent images as always.
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Thanks a lot, dear Laurence 🙏 🙏
Wishing you and Jackie a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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And a wonderful weekend to the four of you too. As ever, the coast beckons, although our movements are restricted somewhat right now. This will not always be the case of course, so looking forward to catching up when we can.
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Great – we are looking very much forward meeting you at the seal-coast again 🙂 🙂
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It would be lovely to see you two as well, Laurence. Congratulations on having your book published, well done on you again!
Due to the momentary restrictions, people are being warned to stay away from the Norfolk coast and not feel tempted to go and see the seals. If you feel fit to walk from Cley beach to the Point (and back!) after the lockdown, I can email you the dates when Klausbernd and I will be there.
Wishing you both a good weekend!
Hanne x
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Thank you so much, Laurence!
All the best,
Hanne
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Congratulationos Hanne! Well deserved!
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Thank you
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much, Fraggle! ❤
Hugs
Hanne x
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Really beautiful! Congratulations!
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Thanks a lot!
The Fab Four of Cley
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🙂🌏🏞
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Lovely, thank you so much for your kind words!
All the best
Dina
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🙂🌏
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Congrats! Great photos, lovely family scenes!
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Dear Robert,
they are very human, aren’t they?
Thanks and cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Robert!
All the best
Dina
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Excellent news! I’m delighted to add to the congratulations, absolutely well-deserved.
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Thank you very much, dear Robert.
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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That’s very kind of you, Robert. Thanks a lot! 🙂
All the best
Dina
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Fantastic Dina. Master, Siri and Selma are not the only ones to be so proud of you. You inspire so many of us with your magic touch.
Thanks and have a super weekend.
🙏🌈🦋
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Dear Joan,
thank you very much. Yes, our dear Dina is great, isn’t she!
Wishing you a happy and easy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Great to read from you, Joan. Thanks a lot for your kind words, you know how much I love being out there. I’ll catch up with you later this weekend. Siri, Selma and I are preparing birthday surprises for Masterchen, still so much to do and time flies. Thinking about you a lot. ❤
Hugs Dina Xx
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More simply wonderful photos, and great recognition of Dina’s talents too. Fantastic news!
Love from Beetley, Pete and Ollie. X
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Thank you VERY much, dear Pete.
Love to you from the coast
The Fab Four of Cley
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A big thank you from me as well, Pete!
Hope you are keeping well.
A big pat for Ollie,
Dina x
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Congratulations and well deserved. I’m thrilled that your work has been recognised by such important outlets, but I’m not surprised because your images are just beautiful.
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Dear Mari
thank you very much.
We wish you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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That’s very kind of you, Mari! Thanks a lot for this lovely comment.
All the best
Dina
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Fab Four of Cley,
I can well understand why the Daily Mail, Times and the National Trust gladly use Dina’s pictures. I checked out the links you left for us and you must be very proud! I remembered that you were part of this outstanding preservation organization and I hope one day I will see Dina’s accomplishments shown on National geographic, because she certainly proves to be a professional.
Have a wonderful weekend, my friends and stay safe!
GP Cox
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Dear GP Cox,
this is what we tell Dina all the time, she should go for an article in the National Geographic magazine or similar magazines. Great, that you mention this as well.
Yesterday Dina shot some pictures of a grey seal’s birth. Real wildlife photography beyond being romantic, with blood and the afterbirth getting eaten by the gulls.
Wishing you a perfect weekend, easy and relaxing.
You stay safe as well.
With love
The Fab Four of Cley
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keep pushing her, Klausbernd!!
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I will do, for sure! Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it works.
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🥰
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👍🏻
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You made my day with your kind words, dear GP Cox! Heartfelt thanks and a big hug coming your way. 🤗
All the best
Dina x
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Wonderful photos, Hanne. What a feather in your cap to have them published in these two papers. My congratulations. Well deserved.
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Dear Anneli,
thank you! We are soooooo proud that Dina got published that well.
Wishing you a great weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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And so you should be. Be nice to her. She deserves it. 😊
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We are! We are VERY very kind to her, nice and helpful! 🙂 🙂
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Dear Anneli,
what a lovely thing to say, thank you very much!
Wishing you a good weekend!
All the best
Dina
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I do admire your talent for photography. Have a wonderful weekend yourself.
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Liebe Hanne, wie ich mich für dich freue!!! Meinen herzlichen Glückwunsch für diese wunderbare Ehrung deiner schönen Fotografien. Ich hoffe, dass du damit auch Geld verdienst?
Nebenbei fiel mir ein, wie früher mit Robben umgegangen wurde, gut ist das vorbei.
Herzliche Freitagabendgrüße auch an deine drei Mitbewohner.innen,
Ulli
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Liebe Ulli,
das ist ja die Schwierigkeit, dass Dina bis jetzt kein Geld mit ihrer Fotogfafie verdient. Das ist genau der Punkt, den du ansprichst, vom unbezahlten Artikel zum professionellen, d.h. bezahlten, Artikel zu kommen. Der Schritt ist ja der wichtigste, um wirklich weiterzukommen. Aber Dina wird da sicherlich etwas zu schreiben.
Wir wünschen dir ein tolles Wochenende.
Bleibe gesund und munter
The Fab Four of Cley
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Lieber Klausbernd,
dann drücke ich mal die Daumen, dass dieser Schritt folgt. Hanne hat sich zu einer sehr, sehr guten Fotografin entwickelt, das gehört honoriert. Aber ich weiß ja, wie schwierig das (geworden) ist!
Dir und deinen Lieben ebenfalls ein freudiges und entspanntes Wochenende,
herzlichst, Ulli
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Herzlichen Dank, liebe Ulli.
Auch dir wünsche ich ein rundum tolles Wochenende
Klausbernd 🙂
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Merci vielmals 🙂 hier scheint die Sonne, es ist kalt geworden, bin gerade eine Runde gelaufen, wie gut das tut!
liebe Grüße, Ulli
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Wir haben es teils heiter, teils wolkig, 15 Grad und fasst windstill. Wir werden nachdem wir eine großen Lebensmittellieferung bekommen haben, in die Sauna gehen. Das tut uns auch immer gut.
Liebe Grüße
The Fab Four of Cley
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Ganz, ganz herzlichen Dank, liebe Ulli! Ich habe mich sehr über deine lieben Worte gefreut.
Die Anerkennung ist überwältigend. Schön wäre es, wenn der Einsatz sich irgendwann auch geldlich auszahlen würde, da hast du wohl Recht. Es ist ein hart umkämpfter Markt und momentan freue ich mich einfach über die geöffeneten Türen. Wer weiß was als nächstes kommt.
Was ist das für ein verrücktes Jahr gewesen. Irgendwann tauschten wir uns über einen Besuch hier bei uns aus and dann kam Covid-19. Es wird wieder eine Zeit mit weniger Restriktionen kommen. Ich hoffe, dir geht’s gut und dass dir deine Fotografie und die schöne Kunst die viel Freude bereitet.
Alles Liebe dir, herzliche Grüße
Hanne Xx
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Liebe Hanne, ja, ein ver- rücktes Jahr, da hast du Recht. Ich bin gerade sehr beschwingt, habe ja ein paar Aktionen im Blog und bei twitter laufen, Postkarten, Poster, Bilder und so, hier strömen die Bestellungen nur so rein. Ich freue mich RIIIIESIG über die Anerkennung und die Unterstützung, die ich ja gut brauchen kann, da durch Covid alle meine Jobs weggefallen sind, ich aber ein zu kleiner Fisch bin und deswegen auch keine staatlichen Hilfen bekommen, außer diesem unsäglichen Hartz IV. Da muss frau kreativ sein und bleiben 😉
Nun wünsche ich dir, dass die offenen Türen auch für dich weiterführend sind und du bald auch finanziellen Erfolg verbuchen kannst. Die Daumen sind gedrückt.
Ich wünsche dir Erfolg, bleib gesund und munter und genieße dein schönes Leben mit deinen Lieben in old good England.
Herzliche Grüße
Ulli ❤
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Das ist ja großartig, liebe Ulli! Wir freuen uns SEHR für dich, werde dich bald besuchen, versprochen .Bis bald. ❤
Xx
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Du mich? Hej, das wäre ja ganz wunderbar, liebste Hanne. Herzchen hüpft 🙂
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Gefeliciteerd .Dik verdiend in zonnetje gezet met die mooie foto’s
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Thank you very much, dear Marylou.
Wishing you a great weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much, Marylou!! ❤
All the best
Dina
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Congratulations, and well deserved, Dina! Hope you are all keeping safe and well Sue
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Dear Sue
thank you. We are all well and try to keep safe and away from people.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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And you have a great weekend, my Fab friends!
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Thank you
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❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you, Sue. All’s fine here. We’re very busy and sort of enjoying the peace and quiet.
Hope you are keeping well too?
All the best
Dina
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I’m doing OK, thanks, Dina 😊
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Very nice. Congratulations, Dina.
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Thank you very much, dear John.
Wishing you a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much indeed, John!
All the best
Dina
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Congratulations Dina. In the series of mother and pup at the beginning of this post I couldn’t help but notice how much the mothers face looked like that of a golden retriever dog. Both seem to bee very expressive with their look.
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Dear David,
thank you very much 🙏🙏
Now we see it as well, you are right. The German word for seal is – translated literally – sea dog (Seehund).
Keep well and enjoy the weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Well spotted, David! 🙂 I’m a huge dog lover and especially the Golden Retriever is closed to my heart. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
All the best
Dina
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(Second try–sorry if you got the earlier note try as well.) Outstanding!–and Congratulations! The news about the seals’ birthing numbers is a source of happiness and relief. I hope all of you, with the seals, are really well!
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Thank you very much, we and the seals are very well.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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That’s very kind of you, thank you so much, also for trying to post more than once.
I feel very happy and blessed amongst the seals. ❤
All the best
Dina
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch aus dem Elsass!
Freue mich immer über die wunderschönen Fotos! 🙂
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Mit herzlichen Grüßen vom Meer ins Elsass. Vielen Dank!
Bleib gesund und fröhlich
The Fab Four of Cley
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Herzlichen Dank ! Zum Glück fallen die Zahlen hier und ich bin optimistisch, dass die Ausgangsperre vor Weihnachten aufgehoben wird.
Bleibt ebenfalls gesund ! 🙂
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Ganz, ganz lieben Dank auch von mir. ❤
Dina x
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Congratulations! So well deserved. Gorgeous captures as usual.
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Dear Cindy
thank you very much.
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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A heartfelt thank you from me as well, Cindy. ❤
Hope you are well,
Dina x
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Totally deserved as the photos are beautiful and capture so much feeling between mother and pup.
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Dear Alison
Thank you VERY much.
Indeed, these grey seals behave like humans quite often.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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A huge thank you from me as well, Alison. Your kind words are much appreciated.
All the best
Dina x
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Congratulations, Dina! So well deserved! You are so professional and your love shines through. Hope you are all well. ♥♥♥♥
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Dear Leya,
thank you very much.
We are well and enjoying our home and the grey seals.
Wishing you all the best.
Love
❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
The Fab Four of Cley
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♥♥♥♥
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Ann-Christine! ❤
Hope you are safe and well too.
Hugs coming your way
🤗🤗🤗🤗
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We are safe and well, yes. Thank you. And hugs right back to you !
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Good to know, Dina! Time and again you deliver wonderful photos, and these are no exception. 🙂 🙂
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Thank you very much, dear Jo
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Keep healthy and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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🤗💕💕💕💕
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💃👭🚶♂️
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You’re so kind and sweet, Jo❣️ Thank you from the bottom of my heart.💞
Hugs from us all 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Dina 💞
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Returning them 🙂 🙂 xxxx
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Beautifully captured. Well done, Dina. Made me smile. –Curt
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Thank you very much, dear Curt.
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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Always fun to see what you guys are posting, Klaus. Such talent. –Curt
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That’s great, thanks a lot, Curt!
Hope you are well.
All the best
Dina x
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I photographed elephant seals down on the California Coast, Dina. It was great fun. I even caught one being born. But there was no way my photos matched up to yours. Sigh… 🙂
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Beautiful images Hanne and many congratulations with the features! 🤗🎉
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🙏 🙏 🙏
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thanks a lot, Xenia!
Hope you are all well.💞
Hugs 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hanne x
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Congratulations, Dina. A well-deserved honor. Thanks for sharing some of your love,y photos with us.
janet
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Dear Janet
thanks a lot. We are very proud of our beloved Dina.
Wishing you a great weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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A huge thank you for your lovely comment from me as well, Janet. 💞
Hope you are well.
All the best 🤗
Dina x
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I love your metaphor for “The Edge”. At times like these, every one needs some baby seal eyes, probably even Dina. 🙂 Good to see that the pups are looking so healthy. Congratulations to Dina.
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THANK YOU
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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And you too. 🙂
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Thank you
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You are right – being amongst the seal is very uplifting for me. 💞
Thank you so much for your kind words, wishing you all the best
Dina x
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And such a treat for us too. ❤
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Congratulations, It’s so wonderful to see this beautiful and painstaking work acknowledged and shared to a wide audience.
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Dear Gwendoline
thank you very much 🙂 🙂
Wishing you an easy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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writing . . .writing . . . 🙂
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reading … reading … 😉 🙂
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I know you have good vibes for your reading 🤓💞🤓😘
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I do! 🙂 🙂
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Sending good vibes for your writing 😊
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Thant’s very kind of you to say so, Gwendoline, a huge heartfelt 🙏🏻💞🙏🏻❣️
All the best
Dina x
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Wonderful photos! They certainly deserved to be published! Congratulations!
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Dear Mary
thank you very much! 🙂 🙂
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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A huge thank you from me as well, Mary❣️🙏🏻🙏🏻
All the best
Dina x
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Congratulations, Dina. What an honour to have your work included in the National Trust Book and all the other publications.
Your images in this post are stunning. 🙂
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Dear Vicki
Great that you like Dina’s photography. Thank you very much.
Wishing you a relaxing weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much, dear Vicki❣️
I hope you are well 💞
Big hugs 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Dona x
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Dina’s photos are outstanding indeed. Congratulations to her. I so enjoyed seeing the loving mum with her pup. 😍
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They are so humanlike, aren’t they?
Have a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much, Sylvia, that’s very kind of you!
We very much enjoyed listening to your second podcast on Tea Toast and Trivia. 😄
Stay well.
All the best
Dina 💞
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Thanks so much, Dina. Lovely to hear from you. 😘🤗
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Congratulations Dina. These photos are amazing.
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Dear Mama Cormier
Thank you
Love
The Fab Four of Cley
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A huge thank you from me as well! 😍🙏🏻
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Dear Hanne – your photography is infused with joy, compassion and a profound hope for our world. As I read this post, I felt I was with you, watching you press the shutter and crystallize a moment in time that will be forever captured in your photography. Your work with the Blakeney National Nature Reserve is essential for you remind us all of the fragility of our world and all who walk, swim,fly on the earth. Congratulations!!! Thomas, Don and I all very excited for you and know that this is only the beginning of your journey at Blakeney National Nature Reserve. With much love and many many hugs coming to our dear friends, The Fab Four of Cley.
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Thank you VERY very much our dear friend Rebecca.
We are looking forward to Dina’s podcast at `Tea, Toast and Trivia´ where she speaks about her love for nature and photography.
With lots of love ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ to our dear Canadian friends
XXXX
The Fab Four of Cley
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Aaaah, you made my day, dear Rebecca. Thank you❣️❣️ I spent another wonderful day in the reserve yesterday and of course, I brought home with me hundreds of images of the amazing mammals. I too have the feeling this is the beginning of a new, stronger relationship with the NT, Blakeney Point and the seals, it’s all so exciting! 😊
Sending you, Don and Thomas lots of love and big hugs from all four of us 💞💞
🤗🤗🤗🤗
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So very well deserved to be recognized for your amazing talent, Dina. Your are the “Seal Master” Captureress, that’s the female version of the male version of capturer. What an honor to be your word press friend.
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Dear Cornelia,
indeed, Dina is the Seal Master, she even speaks Sealish. As you write, just the opposite to the sealers and their clubbing the seals.
With lots of love from the sea
The Fab Four of Cley
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Wonderful
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Aaaah, I’m at loss for words, Cornelia, what a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much❣️
Hope you are well.
Big hugs 🤗 🤗🤗🤗
Dina x
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Chapeau ,liebe Hanne,Da kannst Du mit recht,stolz wie Bolle zu sein.ich gratuliere Dir von ganzem Herzen und freue mich für dich,das Du eine,für Dich so erfüllende Passion gefunden hast. Ich werde morgen Vormittag mal anrufen ð-Geburtstag und dies und das. Einen fröhlichen Samstag wünscht Dir Doris
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Mein liebes Schwesterlein,
wir sind stolz wie Bolle auf unsere liebe Dina. Sie ist zur richtigen Robbenflüsterin geworden.
Ein bisschen bereiten wir meinen Geburtstag morgen vor. Aber selbst Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma halten dicht und erzählen mir kein Wort, was da geplant ist.
Auch dir einen fröhlichen Samstag. Bis Morgen und herzlichen ❤ ❤ ❤ Dank
Klausbernd 🙂 und Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma
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Danke Liebschwesterlein für die kölsche Geburtstagskarte 🙂 🙂
VERY much appreciated 🙂 🙂
Liebe Grüße
dein Brüderlein
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Welch eine großartige Überraschung von dir auf den Blog zu lesen, liebe Doris! Darüber habe ich mich jetzt riesigst gefreut. 😄
Jetzt warten wir auf Waitrose bevor wir in die Sauna gehen and dann fangen hier bereits die Feierlichkeiten an. Geburtstag zu feiern muss ausgekostet werden, meinen Siri uund Selma. Sie sind hier die Strippenzieherinnen. 🧚🏻♀️💞🧚🏻♀️
Dir wünschen wir ebenfalls einen schönes Wochendende,
bis morgen.
Sei lieb gegrüßt
Hanne x
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No wonder the National Trust wanted these! They’re wonderful shots.
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Dear Margaret
thank you very much 🙂
Wishing you a great weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂
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That’s very kind of you, Margaret, thanks a lot! 🙏🏻
All the best 💞
Dina x
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You certainly can feel very proud, Dina! ❤ 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well, WE are ver are so proud of you and your work, heartfelt congratulations from us all. You are the best seal whisperer there ever was! We love to be on the Point too, it's really cool to drive the Landi on the shingle with you. Masterchen loves it too. But no way near how much he loves his books. 😉
We love you both!
Siri and Selma 🧚🏻♀️💞🧚🏻♀️
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Dear Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma
Well, well …
It was raining outside! You know that! I am more this kind of nice weather seal warden.
With LOTS and LOTS of love ❤️ 🥰 😍
Masterchen 🙂
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Torrential rain, actually. 🌧💦🌧
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Indeed!
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Thank you so much, my dear fairy girls❣️❣️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️ Your support is hugely appreciated, I couldn’t do this without you.
Love you, love you ❤️❤️
Dina
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I’m so happy for you, Dina. Congratulations! This recognition is so well deserved. Wonderful coverage all over, I have found many articles on the net with your images, very well done indeed.
How’s your podcast with Rebecca on Teat, Toast and Trivia doing, has it been broadcasted yet?
A question to all four of you; I want to treat myself to four new books for the advent season and I’d like to have a recommendation from each of the Fab Four.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Kram
Annalena x
P.S.
Wishing you a great birthday party tomorrow, Klausbernd. Make sure the girls spoil you. x
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Dear Annalena,
my birthday tomorrow will be partyless. Well, one friend is coming around for a nice meal and Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma have something planned together with Dina but they don’t tell.
Recommendation:
From the books published in 2020, I liked most
Xiaolu Guo “A Lover’s Discourse” – I like all the books of this Chinese author. It’s criticizing the English post-Brexit society, it’s a love story and a clever critique of everyday life in England. I am sure you will like reading it.
Eley Williams “The Liar’s Dictionary” – that’s a novel about words, about linguistics. I found it quite funny.
David Kehlmann “Tyll” – it reminded me of Mother Courage, it’s a historical novel set at the end of the Thirty Years’ War. I loved the beginning, the first 3/4 of the book very much, it’s getting a little lengthy at the end, but nevertheless, it’s worth reading.
From the older books, I read recently I especially liked
Arundhati Roy “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”
I read a lot of non-fiction books in the last half of this year about Mandeville, the calendar, time and quantum physics (a book I hardly understood).
Wishing you a great time, keep well
LOVE ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Alles Gute, lieber Klausbernd zum Geburtstag und bleib gesund:) Auch mir gefällt Arundhati Roy, aber jetzt bin ich ganz begeistert von Shantaram, welches mir Dina empfohlen hatte! L.G. Martina
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Liebe Martina,
Dankeschön 🙂 :-). Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma bereiten alles hoch geheim mit Dina für meinen Geburtstag vor. Ich muss zugeben, ich liebe Geburtstag zu haben 🙂 🙂
“Shantaram” und einige von Arundhati Roys Büchern sind ja die Ausnahme. In Deutschland bekam “Tyll” von Daniel Kehlmann großes Lob. Ich finde das Buch beginnt hervorragend, wird aber gegen Ende etwas langatmig. Es erinnerte mich an Mutter Courage. Der Narr ist ja stets ein dankbares Thema.
Mit lieben Grüßen
Klausbernd 🙂
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Aha, ich sehe,lieber Klausbernd, du wirst wahrscheinlich von deine Lieben mit einem selbstgebackenen Kuchen verwöhnt:):):)
Von Tyll habe ich noch nie gehört,(habe nun aber nachgeschaut und sehe, dass die Geschichte auch auf den 3o jährigen Krieg zurückgeht!) aber sein Buch RUHM und was man so alles machen kann mit dem Mobiltelefon, hat mir ganz gut gefallen. Vielen Dank für die guten Tipps:) Habt’s gut und cari saluti Martina
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Gern geschehen, liebe Martina.
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Dearest Annalena,
you see me reading “The Liar`s Dictionary” on the picture above.
Love from us all
The Fab Four of Cley
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Ganz herzlichen Glückwunsch, liebe Hanne!! Wir freuen uns sehr für dich.
Liebe Grüße
U+H
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Dankeschön, liebe Ursel.
Wir senden Herbert und dir viele liebe Grüße. Bleibt gesund und fröhlich
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Ganz herzlichen Dank an euch beide! 😍
Liebe grüße
Hanne
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Excelente trabajo. Enhorabuena. Un fuerte saludo
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Thank you very much.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much!!
All the best
Dina x
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Fantastic, super photos, so happy they are being published. Totally deserved.
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Hi, dear Ute,
thank you very much 🙂
We wish you a wonderful weekend.
Stay happy and healthy
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much for your kind comment, dear Ute! 😍
All the best
Dina
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Those images you’ve captured certainly deserve to be honored with publication. Great work!
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Thank you very much 🙂
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Dear Dina, it’s really a big joy and balm for my soul to see all these lovely seals and their pups in such a peaceful surrounding:) I would also like to congratulate on your success as a photographer! Your efforts in favour of these animals have just been rewarded.:) All the best Martina
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Good afternoon, dear Martina,
Dina is the seal whisperer and seal photographer on our coast.
She loves being out in the bleak landscape of the Point and photographing grey seals.
Wishing you a great time.
Stay healthy and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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Well, Klausbernd, that seems to be a perfect passion, away from crowds. Enjoy yourselves.:):):):)
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Wow, what a treat to see Dina’s superb photos of the grey seals. And congratulations on her published photo and national recognition. Cheers to all the Fab Four.
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Thank you so much, dear Jet 🙂 🙂
Wishing you a GREAT weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Great photos.
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Dear Paul,
thank you.
All the best from us all
The Fab Four of Cley
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Fantastic nature photos and a well deserved feature, Dina. Hope the Fab Four are happy and doing well.
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Thank you very much, dear Jane.
We all are very well and happy. Wishing you the same. Stay well
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Wir hier feiern Euch!
Das sind ja wundervolle Nachrichten!
Finde keine Worte – wie sehr ich das Foto mit Seehundmama-Flosse über Seehund-Kind liebe, soooooo großartig!!!
Eine Glücks-Welle zu Euch, feiert – das Leben, die Liebe, Hannes Erfolg als Fotografin! So viel Talent und Fleiß, gepaart mit der Liebe zu Natur und den Tieren, das musste ja irgendwann belohnt werden und größere Beachtung finden!!!
Sehr gut gemacht!
Wir wünschen Euch weiterhin viel Freude bei Euren alle beschenkenden Projekten!
Alles Liebe für Hanne – Gratulation – und alles Liebe und Gute zum Geburtstag für Klausbernd!!
Euer Pialein mit Josipa und Jonas
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Liebes Pialein,
vielen Dank für die lieben Geburtstagswünsche für unser Masterchen 🙂 🙂 und das soooooo liebe Lob für Dina 🙂 🙂
Wir haben heute einen gemütlichen Geburtstagstag, das Wetter ist toll und wir machen es uns nur gemütlich.
Alles, alles Liebe für dich, Josipa und Jonas
The Fab Four of Cley
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Lovely honor!
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Dear Cynthia
thank you very much 🙂 🙂
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Dina’s passion for the seals is beautifully captured and expressed in her photographs. I am delighted that her excellent work is attracting the recognition its deserves.
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Good afternoon, dear Louis,
thank you very much for your kind words. You made Dina quite happy 🙂
Wishing you a wonderful week
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Such love!
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THANK YOU
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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You are welcome!
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Gorgeous images! Congratulations on the well deserved national recognition – and for feeding the souls of us all. American Thanksgiving this week; you are among the people we are grateful for!
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Dear Peter,
thank you so much for your kind words.
Dina is so happy about her success 🙂 She loves the grey seals.
Wishing you a happy week
The Fab Four of Cley
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Beautiful! Congratulations.
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Dear John
thank you!
Have a happy week
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Guten Morgen, liebe Hanne und lieber Klausbernd!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem Erfolg, liebe Hanne! Deine Fotos gefallen Micha und mir auch sehr gut.
Wir hatten gerade begonnen, uns Sorgen um euch zu machen, weil es so ruhig im Blog war.
Nun wissen wir, ihr habt einfach sehr viel zu tun.
Eine schöne Woche von Susanne und Micha
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Guten Tag, liebe Susanne,
wir hatten längere Zeit als üblich nicht geblogged, da uns, ehrlich gesagt, nichts einfiel, worüber wir es spannend fänden zu bloggen. Viel Action hatten wir auch. Hier begann gerade die Brutzeit der Robben. Du sahst damals eine kleinere Gruppe Seehunde, jetzt belagern tausende der viel größeren Kegelrobben den äußeren Blakeney Point. Da war unsere liebe Dina nicht mehr zu halten. Sie schoss mehrere Serien, Geburten, Sex on the Beach etc.
Dina ist froh über ihren Erfolg, der sie motiviert, jetzt noch häufiger die Kegelrobben zu besuchen – was übrigens immer ein Aufwand ist. Sie benötigt einen ganzen Tag dafür. Ich komme bisweilen mit, aber oft bin ich zu faul und lese lieber.
Lieb dass ihr euch sorgtet. Uns geht’s bestens, wir sind munter und fröhlich, was wir auch von euch hoffen. Heute wurde das Haus von Sommer- auf Winterbetrieb umgestellt. Gerade sind wir fertig geworden. Im Winter ziehen wir in unserem Kaminzimmer zusammen. Gemütlich!
Wir wünschen euch auch eine rundum angenehme Woche
The Fab Four of Cley
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Lieber Klausbernd,
ich erinnere mich noch sehr gut an den Bladeney Point. Er hat mir auch viel Freude bereitet.
Ich bin etwas schreibfaul, stelle ich gerade fest. Ich male an größeren Leinwänden, die ich nicht liegen lassen möchte, um zu schreiben.
Liebe Grüße ins schöne Cley von Susanne
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Guten Morgen, liebe Susanne,
uns überkommt auch immer wieder die Schreibfaulheit. Das macht nichts. Wenn Masterchen ein tolles Buch liest, ist er auch nicht zum Schreiben zu bringen.
Viel Freude wünschen wir dir mit deinen großen Leinwänden.
Habe einen angenehmen Rest der Woche
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Fantastische Bilder. Liebe Grüsse Ernst
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Lieber Ernst,
schön, wieder von dir zu lesen. Wir hoffen, dir geht es gut.
Dina liebt ihre Robben. Am Wochenende plant sie eine weitere Fotosession. Dann werden tausende von Robben am Blakeney Point sein.
Mit lieben Grüßen vom sonnigen Meer.
Bleib gesund und munter
The Fab Four of Cley
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Oh how exciting! Congratulations dear Dina .. 🙂👏
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Dear Julie,
Dina says “thank you VERY much!” 🙏🙏 She is just busy editing pictures – of grey seals again.
Wishing you all the best. Keep well and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you so much, dear Julie❣️🙏🏻
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CONGRATULATIONS, dear Dina 👍👍
We are over the moon. Dina’s picture of a seal mother and her pup was published by the GUARDIAN as picture no. 1 for the wildlife pictures of the week. We are so proud of you! 🙂 🙂
Here is the link:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/nov/27/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
Love ❤ ❤ ❤
Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma and Klausbernd
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Thank you so much, wow, what a surprise❣️🙏🏻🥰🙏🏻😘🚶🏼♂️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️
So much looking forward to our next outing to the Point tomorrow. 😄🙋🏼♀️
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Congratulations!! Ich liebe Dinas Fotos. Sie sind so zauberhaft und lebendig und ich habe beim Betrachten das Gefühl, ganz nah dabei zu sein. Danke so sehr dafür! Thank you so so much for your beautiful photos, dear Dina!! ❤
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Liebe Vera,
DANKE! Dina hat sich SEHR über dein Lob gefreut. Sie ist gerade – eigentlich immer – mit der Bearbeitung ihrer Bilder beschäftigt.
Morgen werden wir den ganzen Tag Robben am Blakeney Point besuchen, die Dina fotografieren wird.
Wir alle wünschen dir alles Gute. Bleibe gesund und munter.
Liebe Grüße ❤ ❤
The Fab Four of Cley
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Ach, ich freu mich so sehr über eure Grüße und vor allem auch auf Dinas neue Fotos! Habt eine gute Zeit und ich bin gespannt, was ihr demnächst berichtet ❤
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Heartfelt thanks, dear Vera❣️🙏🏻❤️
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❤
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Bei diesen Fotos, liebe Dina, bin ich total hingerissen und weg, und mir fehlen die Worte. Ein ganz herzliches Danke fuer’s virtuelle Mitnehmen. 🙂
Habt einen feinen Sonntag,
Pit
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Ach, lieber Pit, unser geliebtes Dinalein arbeitet wieder tief versunken an ihren Robbenbildern, die wir gestern aufnahmen, deswegen antworten wir dir erst einmal. Wir waren bis eben noch voll damit beschäftigt kleine bunte Gutscheine für Überraschungen für Dinas Adventskalender zu schreiben.
Dina hat sich soooo sehr über dein Lob gefreut und sagt gaaaaaanz gaaaaanz lieben Dank ❤
Dir und Mary wünschen wir eine gemütliche Woche und genießt euren Ausflug
Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma und Masterchen
P.S.
Großes Lob von uns, dass du eine Blogpause machst 👍👍👍👍 Das wirkt ja VIEL gediegener, als täglich zu bloggen.
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Liebe Klausbernd,
also Blogpausen fallen mir “altem Laberhannes” ja gar nicht so leicht! 😀
Aber ernsthaft: ich haette noch unheimlich viel auf Lager zum Bloggen. Da koennte ich wirklich tagtaeglich dranbleiben. Und jetzt ist ja schon wieder der Trip nach Port A. dazugekommen, wo ich doch noch nicht einmal ein einziges Wort zu dem zum Garner State Park geschrieben habe. Mal sehen, was zuerst kommt. Moeglicherweise Garner, denn die Bilder von Port A. muss ich ja moch erst bearbeiten.
Liebe Gruesse von wieder zuhause,
Pit
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Sehr gerne, lieber Pit,
ich habe mich riesig über deine Worte gefreut❣️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Deine Lensballaufnahmen werden schöner und großartiger, ich hole mich gerade sehr viel Inspiration von dir.
Herzliche Grüße nach Texas zu dir und Mary,
Dina x
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Liebe Dina,
dass ich eine Fotografin wie Dich inspirieren kann, das geht mir runter wie Oel! 😉
Liebe Gruesse,
Pit
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Es ist ja auch toll, lieber Pit, immer wieder etwas von dir zu lesen und zu sehen.
Wir benötigen größere Abstände zwischen unseren Posts, um diese zu recherchieren und vorzubereiten, so dass Text und Bild sich anmutig ergänzen.
Heute hat Dina wieder eine kleine Fotostrecke über Seal-Sex on the beach in der größten Tageszeitung von East Anglia gehabt. Dina entpuppt sich zum Seal-Whisperer.
Wir wünschen dir und Mary ein gemütliches Wochenende
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
P.S.
Wir hatten gestern den ersten Schnee dieses Jahr, der jedoch leider nicht liegen blieb. Das war ganz witzig, ich gab gerade per Zoom ein Interview und sah, dass es plötzlich ziemlich stark anfing zu schneien. Das hat mich völlig aus dem Konzept gebracht. Jetzt um halb elf sind es drei Grad, es ist bedeckt und trocken. Morgen wird Dina wieder zum Robben Fotografieren gehen. Ich bleibe jedoch zu Hause.
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Lieber Klausbernd,
klar, fuer meine Artikel brauche ich nicht viel zu recherchieren, ich sollte mich aber wirklich bremsen mit dem Posten. Es nimmt einfach zu viel Zeit in Anspruch, und es gibt ja auch noch anderes (Wichtiges) im Leben. Aber andererseits: es macht mir eben auch Spass. Ich muss nur einfach die richtige Balance finden. Hier sind wir jetzt wieder heil und gesund von der Kueste zurueck, und jetzt geht es eben daran, die Bilder zu be- und verarbeiten und die Artikel [auch und besonders ueber unsere Wohnmobil-Erfahrungen] zu schreiben.
Apropos Dina und das Sexleben der Seals: ist dass denn jugendfrei??!!
Hier hatte es die vergangenen Tage Nachtfroeste, teils mit Rauhreif verbunden, aber auf Schnee muessen wir noch (lange) warten, wenn es denn ueberhaupt welchen gibt. Aber wenn wir welchen haben, dann sind wir bestimmt genauso aus dem Haeuschen wie Du.
Liebe Gruesse, und habt ein feines Wochenende,
Pit
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Lieber Pit,
well, die Engländer sind ja sehr prudish. Einige ihrer Bilder von Sex on the Beach sind heute wieder im Guardian erschienen, aber kein einziges Bild, auf dem man den Penis der Robbe sieht.
Wir waren heute bei tollem Wetter nachmittags bei einem angeschwemmten 17m langen Sperm Wal. Dina machte viele Aufnahmen. Morgen geht sie wieder in den geschlossenen Teil des Naturschutzgebiets, um melanistic seals zu fotografieren. Die sind sehr selten. Normaler Weise werden die Robben mit weißem Fell geboren, die melanistic seals haben allerdings schwarzes Fell.
Ich gehe morgen nicht mit Dina mit, sondern schreibe gemütlich an meinem Roman und lese. Dort hinauszufahren und dann noch zu gehen, ist immer ein Tagesausflug. Ich habe genug seal pups und dicke Robben gesehen. Nächste Woche gehe ich noch einmal mit, aber dann ist es genug für mich.
Ganz liebe Grüße an euch von uns
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Lieber Klausbernd,
und die Amerikaner haben ihre “Prudishness” von den Englaendern geerbt. Das geht so weit hier, dass man noch nicht einmal beim Hautarzt seine gesamte Koerperoberflaeche entbloessen muss.
Liebe Gruesse, und hab’ einen feinen Sonntag,
Pit
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Ja, ja, erstaunlich erschreckend dieser über Generationen anhaltende Einfluss der Puritaner.
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Und ich fuerchte, dieser Einfluss zeigt sich auch heute noch im Fanatismus vieler Eiferer hierzulande, lieber Klausbernd.
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Leider, lieber Pit
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Hm hm, entschuldige bitte wenn ich mich hier einmische, lieber Klausbernd, lieber Pit: Das mit den schwarzen Fell der Robben stimmt nicht ganz. ALLE werden mit weißen Fell geboren, erst mit dem Mausern lässt sich erkennen wer schwarzes Fell bekommt.
Jetzt bin ich wieder schnell weg, es gibt einiges für den Ausflug ins Reservat vorzubereiten.
Herzliche Grüße, Dina x
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Danke für die Aufklärung, liebe Dina. Und viel Spass beim Ausflug zu den Robben.
LG,
Pit
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Dina, your pictures make my eyes smile, just as Klausbernd’s words make my heart think. Affirmation is a precious gift for any artist, and your pics are so very worthy of it. Congrats and thank you again Fab Four for another enjoyable post.
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Dear Thorsaurus,
thank you sooooo much for your kind words 🙏 🙏 🙏
If we wouldn’t get any affirmation we would stop blogging. Affirmation is the fuel providing the power for our blogging – and not only for our blogging.
Wishing you all the best. Keep healthy and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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Habe den link zu The Guardian geöffnet: Tolles Foto, Dina!
…(das wärem meine Gedanken zu den News)
…(das wären meine Gedanken zu Corona)
…(das wären meine Gedanken zur Impfung)
Habe jetzt gleich ein Live-Online-Meeting zum Thema “Motivation beim Online-Tanz-Unterricht” mit der Royal Academie of Dance.
Das ist echt die Krönung.
Herzliche Grüße vom Pialein
P.S.
Da fällt mir eine Annekdote ein: Vor vielen Jahren hat sich mal in der Hausfrauentanzgruppe eine Dame abgemeldet, weil sie beleidigt war, dass ich ihr Lieblingslied “I´ve been looking for freedom” von David Hasselhoff nicht zum Training verwenden wollte.
…naja, ich hätte es einmal spielen können…mit Oropax in den Ohren, es war damals aber glaube ich eher der Sänger…
Das Leben ist echt die gemischte Tüte zur Zeit oder, frei nach Forrest Gump, die Pralinenschachtel…
P.P.S.
Ansonsten habe ich Förderanträge ausgefüllt: für Luftfilteranlagen, Kamera, Projekte im Freien: Freilichtbühne Ebertpark, TanzTreppe Schillerplatz, Tanzgarten LU,…Einzelballettstunden bei den Leuten zuhause in ihrem Garten oder in meinem.
P.P.P.S. Wünsche weiter viel Freude und gutes Gelingen mit den Fotos und super Motive!!!
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Liebes Pialein,
wir gratulieren dir gaaaaanz herzlich. Wir sind stolz auf dich. Well done! Royal Academy of Dance, na, viel besser geht’s doch nun wirklich nicht, SUPER!
Wir können uns vorstellen, dass dieses Ausfüllen der Förderanträge ziemlich nervig ist, dazu kommen ja große Actionen wie Luftfilteranlage einbauen etc.
Masterchen wird morgen ausführlich zur Sprache der Träume interviewt alles per Zoom für einen online Kongress zum Schlaf. Dinalein wird nun regelmäßig zum Blakeney Point gehen, um weiterhin `ihre Robben´ zu fotoafieren. Sie liebt es. Was für Masterchen seine Bücher sind, sind für Dinalein ihre Robben.
Wir finden, was du machst großartig, spertoll.
Mit ganz lieben Grüßen vom heute grauen Meer
The Fab Four of Cley
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I am so late reading this beautiful post, for which I apologise. Congratulations, dear Dina on your wonderful photographs and having them published in the NT book and the press! Seals faces are very expressive and the way the cows protect and show affection to their pups I find so compelling!
I hope you are all keeping well and happy.
Best wishes, Clare 🙂 🙂
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Good afternoon, dear Clare,
no need to apologise. Thank you very much for your kind comment.
It’s amazing how human these grey seals behave, isn’t it? Every seal has its own personality. They are quite individual.
We hope you keep well and happy.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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Congrats to Dina on the publication! Beautiful photos as always.
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Thank you very much.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Lovely photos!
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Dear Belinda,
thanks a lot 🙂
Keep well and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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I grays to D on sharing her artsy photos with such broad outlets and truly such wonderful photos of seals
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Thank you very much for liking Dina’s photography. Today she is out again photographing seals. Tomorrow there will be her podcast about nature photography online. Will write about it in our next post.
Wishing you a wonderful Sunday
The Fab Four of Cley
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How exciting to be able to ha e seals as a subject for photos and podcasting
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For a short time between November and January our life is centered around those grey seals.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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Dina should be all smiles, what a great tribute to her work and those photos are incredible ~ my favorite is the special moment you have with a cow bonding with her pup…of course the pups alone are wonderful as well. This is a great way to start the final month of 2020 🙂 Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, and more special times ahead. Take care ~
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Dear Dalo,
thank you so much for your kind comment.
Indeed, Dina is all smiles. She is our star! Yesterday a series “Sex on the Beach” of seals copulating on our beach were published in the Guardian and today she is photographing seals again looking for black seals (melanistic grey seals). She is the seal whisperer 😉
We wish you a great holiday season, keep well and happy and enjoy life
The Fab Four of Cley
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She is a star ~ her light shines on all of us, brightening our days! How cool it is to be able to have such a talent, and look forward to seeing her photos of the black seals. Wish you all well ~ a fab season for the Fab Four 🎶
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Dear Dalo
WOW, thank you 🙂 🙂
Dina just came back. Unfortunately, she didn’t find any black seals today. But she has some pictures from black seals from last season. She will be out before the holiday season starts and surely will find melanistic seals in one of the next weeks.
Keep well and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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Wie schön! Dina ist ein Star! Großartig! Fotografin aus Leidenschaft! Man muss seinem Herzen folgen! (ok, das klingt jetzt vielleicht etwas abgedroschen…)
Wie sich Robben an Land und im Wasser orientieren?
Haben sie sich den Ort zum Brüten (oder wie das heißt) selbst ausgesucht?
Wir freuen uns sehr mit euch und wünschen eine angenehme Woche!
…hier ist jetzt “Nussknacker-Zeit”…Clara träumt nicht so gut, Nussknacker killt Mäusekönig…versuche das gerade den Tanzmäusen zu erklären…und tänzerisch zu verarabeiten.
Wir schulen unser magisches Denken, hoffentlich geht das gut!
Außerdem gibt es bei Zoom das Whiteboard, es entstehen gemeinschaftliche Kunstwerke aus Form und Farbe, manchmal tanzen wir gar nicht, weil das Malen uns so fasziniert…bis der Radiergummi kommt und alles löscht…weil die Zeit leider vorüber ist.
Herzliche Grüße vom Pialein
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Liebes Pialein,
stell dir vor, wir haben heute unseren Weihnachtsbaum gekauft und geschmückt und so viele leckerste Sache schon für Weihnachten eingekauft.
Zu den Robben: Sie kehren stets wieder zu den Orten zum Gebären zurück, wo sie geboren wurden. Wie diese Robben navigieren, das wissen wir Buchfeen und auch Masterchen gar nicht. Ihr wichtigstes Sinnesorgan sind scheinbar ihre Barthaare, mit denen sie wohl Meeresströmungen wahrnehmen können und Bewegungen im Wasser. Vielleicht weiß dies Dina. Wir werden sie fragen.
Hier ist es schön weihnachtlich, leichter Frost mit tollem Raureif und drinnen fein warm. Jetzt fehlt nur noch der Schnee.
Dann frohes magisches Denken und ganz liebe Grüße
The Fab Four of Cley
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Many congratulations to Dina, well deserved.
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Dear Charlotte,
thank you VERY much 🙂 🙂
We are wishing you wonderful festive days. Keep well and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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I’m so proud of you, Dina-Hanne, well done!! I know how dedicated you are and these photos are simply gorgeous. So many special moments captured, a joy to watch and no wonder the newspapers were happy to present them.
As I previously wrote, I’m still self isolating after having been ill with Corona. That’s why I’m so late to this party. It’s something you think happens to others, I thought I was very careful, following all the government guidelines, but you can never be too careful.
Please make sure you all stay safe and keep well, my dear friends.
Klem
Per Magnus x
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Our dear friend Per Magnus,
we hope you are recovering well and fast. We know some people here quite well who caught the virus too. They have all recovered well. It’s a problem that virus seems to have mutated, it’s now spreading easier.
Thank you very much for liking Hanne-Dina’s photography. She is very ambitious and happy with her photography.
We think we are safe. We hardly meet any people as we stay mostly at home but you can’t avoid contacts sometimes.
We will phone tonight.
Lots of love
KLEM
The Fab Four of Cley
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in the middle of it with the most beautiful pictures…pure nature!
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Dear Tom,
thank you so much for liking Hanne-Dina’s photography 🙂 🙂 it’s very much appreciated.
Yes, we have pure nature at our doorstep and enjoy it very much. Well, we live in the middle of a nature reserve.
Wishing you a wonderful festive time
The Fab Four of Cley
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These photos of yours are absolutely fabulous and heartwarming, Dina!
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That’s very kind of you you to say so, Dave, thank you very much much! I’m all smiles now. 🙂
Stay safe and take care and thank you for visiting.
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Thank you very much, dear Dave 🙏 🙏
Wishing you a wonderful festive time and thanks a lot for commenting
The Fab Four of Cley
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Dina, so sorry I somehow missed your reply until today. You’re very welcome, and I totally meant what I said about your photos. They are amazing.
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You’re very welcome, Klausbernd, and thanks so much for your comment! Wishing you a wonderful holiday time as well!
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Thank you very much, dear Dave 🙏 🙏
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Congratulations… well deserved!
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Thank you very much 🙂 🙂
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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These images are stunning. Thanks for sharing your passion and gift.
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Dear Frank,
thanks for liking our post.
Wishing you all the best for the New Year
The Fab Four of Cley
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Zu Recht, die Aufnahmen sind entzückend!
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Schöne Fotos, ich war mehrmals dort und habe gesehen, Robben haben dort ein echtes Paradies geschaffen. Liebe Grüße.
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Ja, das haben sie in der Tat.
Habe ganz herzlichen Dank fürs Kommentieren.
Alles Gute
The Fab Four of Cley
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